Moms and Baseball
Moms and Baseball is a podcast for youth baseball moms, dads, coaches, and players. Co-hosts Diana Stephens and Stephanie Malley share their thoughts and stories--but more importantly, interview experts--relating to all levels of baseball: Little League / rec, travel / select, high school / showcase, college, and beyond. Plus look for appearances by special guest hosts, including Patrick and Trevor, for special Baseball Dads episodes and more! Check out our Facebook group, "Parents and Baseball." @momsandbaseball on Facebook and Instagram. https://momsandbaseball.weebly.com
Episodes
109 episodes
109: Moms and Baseball Discuss GoFundMe for Baseball Fundraising
Diana and Stephanie do a quick update on life, talk about the upcoming baseball season, and discuss the hot topic of Alyssa Milano’s gofundme for her son’s Cooperstown baseball trip.Apologies for the robotic-sounding audio on this...
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Episode 109
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24:17
108: Communicating with Your Teen
Diana and Stephanie discuss The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.Words of AffirmationActs of ServiceQuality TimeGiving Gifts...
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Episode 108
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18:06
107: Baseball Family Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Guide for Baseball FamiliesYouth Kids Electronic Baseball Pitching MachineCrocs with jibbitzBlitzba...
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Episode 107
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44:02
106: Why We Really Start Travel Baseball
Stephanie and Diana discuss a poll from Parents and Baseball and share the honest truth about why we started down the travel baseball path.Follow Moms and Baseball:...
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Episode 106
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19:57
105: Moms and Baseball Burnout
Diana and Stephanie sit down to update a bit about what our summer baseball season looked like and try to examine where the newfound feeling of baseball burnout is coming from.Follow Moms and Baseball:Keep up with Mom...
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Episode 105
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41:15
104: WWBA 2026 Grads Tournament Review
This episode we are reviewing the WWBA 2026 Grads Tournament with special guest, Patrick Malley. The WWBA 15u National Championship took place at Ea...
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29:00
103: 6 Reasons You Are Spending Too Much Money on Travel Ball
We all know how all the expenses from travel baseball can add up over the season, so today we are going to talk about why you are spending too much money on travel baseball, and what you can do to lower the overall cost.Follow Moms a...
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Episode 103
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29:07
102: Inside Scoop From A Former Ivy League College Coach
Today we are talking about the inside scoop of college recruiting from a former Ivy League coach’s perspective. To help us with this topic we invited special guest Kayla Noonan. Kayla was the head softball coach at Columbia University for 14 ye...
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Episode 102
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44:54
101: 9 Things We Wish We Knew When We Started Travel Ball
Today we are reflecting on our 15-years-combined experience of being a baseball parent and discussing all the things we have learned that we wish we knew when our kids started travel ball. Listen and find out what made our top 9 list.
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Episode 101
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24:13
100: Baseball and More from a 15 yo Perspective, Part 2
This is our 100th episode and we want to thank all our listeners for continuing to share and listen to our episodes. We are so proud and happy to create some great content for parents, coaches, youth athletes and anyone else that loves baseball...
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Episode 100
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16:47
099- Moms and the World Baseball Classic with Susana Lluch (Alek Manoah's mom)
We are so excited to welcome back special guest Susana Lluch. Susana is Alek Manoah & Erik Manoah’s mom who previous...
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Episode 99
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36:26
098: The Dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs
Today we are discussing the dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) including anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), some energy drinks, and also some dietary supplements. We invited special guest Don Hooton, Jr. to talk about thi...
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Episode 98
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27:06
097: Nutrition Essentials for Baseball Performance
Today we are discussing why nutrition is the most important piece of the performance puzzle for athletes. Our expert is Sports Dietitian, Tavis Piattoly. He's been working in the field of high performance and Sports Nutrition for the past 21 ye...
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Episode 97
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096: Is Travel Baseball Watered Down?
Today we are discussing our opinions about travel baseball and whether the travel baseball market is oversaturated with baseball organizations? And if there are too many teams, does it matter? What would that mean?On Deck:We s...
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Episode 96
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29:19
095: Travel Ball, Parents, and More from a 15-y.o. Perspective
Today Diana interviews Xander, her 15-year old son, to hear his perspective on baseball. They discuss his experience with travel/select ball, rec ball and his thoughts on possible regrets, parent pet-peeves, the possibility of playing college b...
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Episode 95
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20:00
094: Commotio Cordis and Baseball
Today we are talking about Damar Hamlin, commotio cordis and cardiac arrest, how it is relevant to baseball, and what if...
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Episode 94
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19:23
093: Stephanie's Favorite Episode of 2022
Today we are sharing Stephanie's favorite episode of 2022, which was Episode 83: Moms and Pitch Counts.-----Today's episode we are talking about pitch counts and why parents ...
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Episode 93
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25:31
092: Diana's Favorite Episode of 2022
For the last 2 episodes of 2022, we each pick our favorite episode to re-share. This is Diana's Favorite of 2022: Episode 73- College Athletic Recruiting with with Coach Renee Lopez.
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Episode 92
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31:05
091: College Baseball Camps, Part 2
Today is Part 2 of our mini-series with Lisa Messey. Lisa is back to discuss college baseball camps, which were vital in the process of her son Drew's verbal commitment to
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Episode 91
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23:05
090: Verbally Committing as a young Player- One Family's Story
In Part 1 of a 2-part series with return guest Lisa Messey, we discuss her son Drew's recent verbal commitment to the University of Louisville as a Class of 26 shortstop. Lisa walks us through w...
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Episode 90
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37:10
089: Ballparks of America Review (and Update)
Ballparks of America, Week-long Tournament (12u & 13u)Location:Branson, MissouriGrading Scale:Fields: 5/5 pointsTournament Management: 4.5/...
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Episode 89
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32:58
088: Travel Ball with a Community Focus -- How We Accidentally Interviewed Jake Cronenworth's Little League Coach
Today we spoke with guest Matt Distelrath about a unique hybrid of travel baseball and community/Little League baseball in St. Clair, Michigan. We also learn all about when Matt coached Jake Cronenworth, star baseball player with the San Diego ...
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Episode 88
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39:31
087: MLB Rule Changes Explained
Today we explain the rule changes that will be implemented in MLB in the 2023 season.Follow Moms and Baseball:Keep up with Moms and Baseball on our website: https://momsan...
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Episode 87
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